The Soapy Knitter

Recently, Anne from KnitSpot posted a generous gift on the KnitSpot group on Rav.  I created the group July 2007 and it’s since grown to over 1000 members.  When it went over 1k, Anne chose 5 members at random and gave each a $10 GC to her pattern shop.  I was aware that she would do this as we’d discussed it over email.

What I wasn’t aware of was that she also had in mind to send ME a gift!!!!  I was elated to know that she was sending me a knit sample of one of her latest patterns:  the Spiralicious neckwarmer.  It came packaged with a beautiful hand-made Thank You card.

I absolutely LOVE IT!!!!!!  I haven’t taken it off since I received it!  Thank you, Anne, for this gorgeous gift!!!

I cannot begin to express how I feel today.  I went and voted early in the morning.  The line wasn’t so long.  It took me about a half hour from start to finish.  I was so excited and nervous that I truly wanted to cry right then and there!

Then, in the evening, I watched the whole thing on my 46″ Hi-Definition from 7 pm to 1 am.  It truly felt like I was THERE in Chicago.

I made sure the kids stood up with us to see when it was announced.  They were well-aware of the importance of this election because, thankfully, their schools MADE SURE THEY WERE AWARE.  I discussed politics only sometimes and they knew it was important to me because they behaved very well during any Presidential debates.  I told them I wanted to make sure that they remembered that night for the rest of their lives so that they could tell THEIR children and grandchildren that they saw it happen live on television.

I fretted when I didn’t see the numbers going up.  Finally, when it was announced, I didn’t really get it at first.  I was in such a state of shock that it took me a second to realize it.  I said, “Tano, did they just….”  He said, “YES THEY DID!!!!!!”  It was all over.  Tears welled up in my eyes.  I couldn’t help it.

There was an Obama SUV driving around my neighborhood yelling on their loudspeaker, “BROOKLYN, GET ON YOUR FEET, BROOKLYN!!!”  I ran to the window and yelled, “OBAMAAAAAAAAAA!!!”  They yelled it right back!!  I yelled, “YES WE CAN!!!!”  They yelled it right back.  It was exhilirating.

Tano and I sat there hugging the kids.  Esmie said, “Mami, you’re shaking.”  I said, “Yes, I am sweetie.  Yes, I am.”

Here’s the best part of Saturday:

well, saturday night on our way home from rhinebeck, we got lost, truck fell in ditch, marta, tawana and ann got out and had to push it out.  two other girls were SLEEP!

we were in the middle of NOWHERE

and i kept mentioning those movies
and marta was like BIIIITCH SHUT THE FUCK UUUUP

she said she kept hearing jason’s knives she was smacking me on my arm and doing that hysterical laughing/almost crying combo.  HEHEHEHEHE

oh and then, yesterday, as i told tano the story he says, “did it ever occur to you that it’s a TRAILBLAZER and you could’ve just turned on the 4×4???”

whoops!  i totally forgot that option.  heh.

the rest of the day was not so good.  but that part was funny as hell.